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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is normal BMI?






2. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






3. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






4. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






5. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






6. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






7. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






8. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






9. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






10. What is the function of vitamin C?






11. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






12. What function is vitamin A?






13. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






14. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






15. What is RDA of protein?






16. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






17. What is normal albumin levels?






18. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






19. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






20. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






21. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






22. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






23. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






24. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






25. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






26. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






27. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






28. What type of people need extra protein?






29. Where can you get more vitamin D?






30. What foods have high quality protein?






31. When does BMR increase?






32. The higher the BMR a client has --






33. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






34. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






35. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






36. What are healthy sources of fats?






37. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






38. Name six sources of grains






39. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






40. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






41. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






42. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






43. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






44. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






45. What function is vitamin D?






46. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






47. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






48. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






49. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






50. What does DASH stand for?